Election Name: | 1920 Missouri gubernatorial election |
Country: | Missouri |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1916 Missouri gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1916 |
Next Election: | 1924 Missouri gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1924 |
Election Date: | November 2, 1920 |
Nominee1: | Arthur M. Hyde |
Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 722,020 |
Percentage1: | 54.25% |
Nominee2: | John Atkinson |
Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 580,726 |
Percentage2: | 43.64% |
Map Size: | 270px |
Governor | |
Before Election: | Frederick D. Gardner |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
After Election: | Arthur M. Hyde |
After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
The 1920 Missouri gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1920 and resulted in a victory for the Republican nominee, Arthur M. Hyde, over the Democratic nominee, John M. Atkinson, and several other candidates representing minor parties.
This was the first Missouri gubernatorial election in which more than one million votes were cast, mostly a result of the increased turnout compared to previous elections, due to the 1919 passage and August 18, 1920 ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, giving women the right to vote.[1]